Looking for Shea Megale and Mercer in Build-A-BearVille.com ™

Shea Megale is returning for the whole month of May to BuildABearville with her assistant dog Mercer, the stars of her book Marvelous Mercer. Shea is a 12-year-old who is afflicted with a rare form of muscular atrophy, a terminal illness that forces her to use a wheelchair. Mercer, her 5-year-old retriever mix assistance dog, was trained by Canine Companions for Independence (CCI).

Several Build-A-BearVille.com™ citizens had the pleasure of meeting her yesterday and when they did they received a dog & hearts emoticon as a gift. So look for the ‘Kid with the Dog’ and be inspired by her enthusiasm and energy!

I had an awesome response to the blog yesterday!!! Welcome to all of those who commented for the first time yesterday and thanks to those of you that helped each other find her!

Update: What a day! While it was long and tiring for most of us and I know for me all the frustration melted as soon as I met Shea tonight. What an inspiration she is for all of us! She showed up in the Friendship Village Den in Paw Park for a few short minutes tonight. All the CyBearGuides at Mount Bear Den in the neighborhood were kind enough to let us know when she logged on and where she was so we could find her fast.

My only advice to those of you who have not met her yet, find a cybearguide or as many as you can and stay where they are. They will let you know when she logs on. Make them your friends so you can track when they are online. You can also check Mercer and Shea’s blog for chat times, hopefully she will update it with times on Sunday. The link is in my blogroll on the side bar.

You do not have to click on her or trade or anything to get the gift. It’s a darling emoticon of Mercer with hearts! Same thing it was yesterday but who knows what is in store for

tomorrow?!

FreyaFullofHugs signing off for the night.

thanks FaithBalletBear for the picture at the Friendship Forest Entrance!

Whoa!!!!

Thanks to Linda for the Group Hug Picture:

Thanks to Sammik for the following game picture!

Bigger Whoa!!!!!

May7th Update: Shea will be back throughout the month of May! Look for her in the Friendship Forest Entrance throughout May!

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I am going to send a comment to build a bear. My kids have almost stopped going to webkinz because they are frustrated with the glitches there. I know they were disappointed yesterday by not getting to see Shea. I don’t want them getting frustrated with build a bear as well.

I totally agree. This is just getting kids to sit around all day waiting, time that could be spent doing other activities. By the way, Freya it is good to finally get to see you online. I hope you will add me to your friend list.

Let’s have another one! This party will be a bear fashion show! We will have it at my cub condo. I will take 3 at a time and no one else is allowed in. YOU MUST POST IF YOU CAN COME. I am serious about that. My condo can only handle 4 people. I will plan out the shcedule. I will judge it on pawsonality and outfit. I will also plan the schedule.

Guess what? When I was with shea like 20 minutes ago, everyone was talking to her at once(me among them) and then the only question or comment she replied to right then was mine! I said, “I GTG. It was nice talking to you shea. Bye!”

And then everybody else started talking and then she said “bye francesca!” I was so shocked!!! I got a pic!

Hi Kitten, I won’t be able to come Monday night. I’m only allowed of 30 minutes of on-line play time a day on weekdays plus 30 minutes of forum time, which includes the blog that I try to do in the mornings.

I’m pretty strict with the kids on that so I try to set an example. I know you’ll have a great time though. I will stop by and say hello if I can.

i see that zaccybearguide and mariel cybearguide are both on right now, if you want to try the dens that they are in.
can’t help later, cause i’m leaving to go to a detroit tigers game with my dad, but i hope all you find Shea. Good Luck!

what server are you on, regan? we can be insane together! I am not trying to be mean in ANY way, but if they are trying to make us appreciate the sick, it is not working! I am just getting angry!! Please don’t take this comment the wrong way! I am sure Shea is a really cool and incredible person but I am going insane!!

I sent a comment in under the help link. Is there any other way to send a comment about this to build a bear? I feel bad for everyone spending so much time just waiting to see Shea.
I think build a bear should read this blog to see how frustrated everyone is with this.

+hi kitten i agree to all the rules, i have a question can i bring a friend she is not from the blog and she is new to buildabearville and i want to show her how fun our partys are, it is ok if she cant come though, she said she agrees to the rules too

I am getting so frustrated right now! Fianlly I get on at the right time and guess what… the server she’s on is full!!!! geez I wish shea would just park herself in one place all day! this is annoying.

I am with you guys being sick and everything! I have way better things I could have beem doing, but nooo I dicided to devote my precious time to buildabearville and all I got is a bunch of full servers! man this is terrible. I am going crazy myself!

Let’s have another one! This party will be a bear fashion show! We will have it at my cub condo. I will take 3 at a time and no one else is allowed in. YOU MUST POST IF YOU CAN COME. I am serious about that. My condo can only handle 4 people. I will plan out the shcedule. I will judge it on pawsonality and outfit. I will also plan the schedule.

torisassyfriend, you can change your condo settings as you need to. When you click on the little condo icon, the bottom one will open options for. You can change it from everyone to enter to only your friends can enter or only you can enter. You can change the options while people are in your condo and when you accept the new option, they will be locked out. You can change it whenever you need to.

People can still come! Just post you can come and agree to all the rules. The
rules and time of the party is on post 7.

SCHEDULE SO FAR:

I will be in my cub condo the whole time except to remind you it’s your turn. You can’t go in to my condo until I call your name.
There will be rounds that you are in. When I say It’s the first round may so and so come to my condo, then you wait outside patiently till it is your turn.
Then once you are there I will ask you to double-click your bear and tell them to come right next to you and I will judge your bear’s outfit, and watch with a coarse of 5-10 minutes how your bear talks and it’s actions. Then after all the rounds are done we will go to the pawforming arts center and I will post the winners. Each round will have 3 people in it. Freya, please stay outside in the neighborhood and keep people under control and make sure they stay out of my condo until their name is called. If that person does not show than I will pick the first person in the next round.

ROUND 1 (7:30pm est):

JessBearHug
SarahBearish

ROUND 2 (7:34pm est):

Sandrasan
Sandrasan’s friend, annabelle81

ROUND 3 (7:38pm est):

ShelbySummer12
Linda Friendly

ROUND 4 (7:45pm est):

Ashtonfullofhugs
Janineallheart

ROUND 4 (7:50pm est):

Torisassyfriend
Sarahbear371

ROUND 5 (7:55pm est):

KatherineBearDiva3
Laurensportstuff

8-8:30 Party, Dance and Chat!

Tristan2hip – we’ll fit you in if you can make it before 8:25pm
Zionzoom92 – we’ll fit you in if you can make it before 8:25pm

8:30pm est – Winners announced on the blog by Kitten and receive their prize at Pawforming Arts Center

KITTEN: 8:30 would be better for me too ’cause I’ll be late. Even 8:30 is pushing it for me to be there; I hope I can make it. Hey KITTEN, If there’s not enough space and someone else really wants to come, I’ll gladly give up my place ’cause I’m not 100% sure I’ll make it. 😦

Freya, you made a mistake in the edit of the schedule, after the last round is over we would go to the pawforming arts centerand I will announce th winners there and give the prizes/goody bags there. Also, only 4 people at a time can be in my condo. So if you want to be in the neighborhood making sure everything’s ok then you can do that but if you want to be in my condo then you would have to cut the rounds down to 2 people.

hey kitten, that fashion show sounds like alot of fun! I probably won’t be able to come, but i MIGHT make it if i can go right away. If that’s not ok, then i don’t have to be in the fashion show and i can just watch or hang out with people in the neighborhood while they wait for the time that i can be there.

kaelynmarch, there have been so many posts that I’ve probably missed many in the last week. But if I’m understanding right, with all the new features in BABV, the condos fill up if there is more than 4 people in a time in there. Maybe because the animals do much now. Not sure. I think that’s why Kitten has been saying people need to wait in the neighborhood (is that right Kitten? Freya?)

If that’s true, then we can never have a condo party again 😦

Anyway, someone please let me know if this is right. I was wondering why I got so many condo full pop ups lately.

Hi Francesca We will definately be there. We should be home from art therapy by then no problem. Can you add OrianaMusicMaker, TatianaFullofHugs and YaelWarmHeart to the list. Thank you so much and yes we agree to the rules.

That was fun. Thanks Kitten and Freya. You guys always have such fun parties. Sorry the condo thing doesn’t work out anymore. We need to all write to BABV so that they will give us a big place for our animals to come out.

That was so fun! Thanks so much for the prize and the goody bag! I still can’t believe I won anything let alone first place with Jess. (BTW your bear was really cute Jess!)
I agree with Jess. It would be nice if we had a party hall or something. Somewhere that was equipped to hold large groups of people.
I can’t wait until the next party!!!

Francesca that was an absolute blast. Little Music was overjoyed that she won. She is too young to type on Babv. She is a bundle of nerves tonight LOL. She has a huge preformence at a concert hall tomorrow night! Thank heavens the party was tonight!

It’s so hot and humid here I forgot to finish my thoughts. The animals all look so PAWSOME. I think it’s fabulous how everyone matched their animals and outfits. We we could have gotten pictures of all of us and our animals dressed it. It was great. faith, I agree. With how great everyone matched and looked, it is a great honor to share first with you. You even matched the colors perfectly!!

respond to post 345:
what is the bring me game(ugh so much stuff was added while i was gone i freak out when i see different stuff(like a lamb that is laughing evily and saying i’ve been waiting for you*shivers*))

i am so sorry i missed the party, i have been busy prepering for, and taking OHIO ACHIEVEMENT TESTS, -state reguired test 😛
i hope to make the next one, nut i did not even know bout the party till now :-\
again sorry i could not make it cause i did not know bout it, anyway, hope it was fun

oh, and i have been cleaning out my brothers room, he is in college, becuase my school computer and stuff-i am home schooled- are in it and he is returning from college for the summer tommorrow, and has been moving stuff back daily, so yoeah, i am busy busy busy. lol

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